Laas, who initially attempted to mimic a humanoid life on Varala around the 22nd century, ultimately got disillusioned and frustrated by solids. They were genetically programmed to return to the Great Link, to share what they had learned. ( DS9: " The Search, Part II", " To the Death", " Favor the Bold")ĭespite their self-protectionism, the Founders still wished to explore the galaxy and sent out one hundred infant Changelings, including Odo and Laas, in order to gather information and explore before bringing the information back into the Great Link. Amongst other methods, both species' loyalty was ensured by implanting into them a reverence of any Changeling as a living god. The Founders genetically-engineered the Jem'Hadar as their front line soldiers and also kept their promise to the Vorta by empowering them to become the Dominion's civil servants and commanders. Adopting a philosophy of "what you control can't hurt you," the Changelings realized they had to "guide" the solids, who, in turn, had to "be broken of their love for freedom." They determined that, in order to be safe, they had to set themselves the task of creating order from the chaos they saw around them, and as a result, they became the "Founders" of the Dominion circa 2,000 years ago. However, she also claims the Jem'Hadar recently conquered her people, a story which turns out to be false.Īs an adverse reaction to being hunted and rejected by the solids, the Founders accepted the pejorative "Changeling" as their own out of defiance and retreated to a rogue planet in the Omarion Nebula, where they existed as the Great Link. In " The Jem'Hadar", Eris suggests the Vorta homeworld is Kurill Prime. ( DS9: " Vortex", " The Alternate", " Shadowplay", " The Search, Part II", " Treachery, Faith and the Great River")
Deeming "Changelings" to be nothing but make-believe by the 24th century, the Rakhari as well as the Yaderans told mythical tales of them, with the latter speaking of " evil shapeshifters." According to Dominion legend, on one planet, a group of Vorta – a species of small, timid, ape-like forest dwellers living in hollowed-out trees – hid a Changeling from an angry mob, and in return the Changeling promised that one day they would be transformed into powerful beings and placed at the head of a vast interstellar empire.
The Changelings came in peace, though " solids" feared their metamorphic abilities, met them with suspicion, and even "beat, hunted, and killed" them. Later, the Changelings roamed space, possibly including the planet L-S VI, searching out other races so they could add to their knowledge of the galaxy. History See also: Dominion history From Changelings to FoundersĮons ago, Changelings evolved from non- metamorphic lifeforms, who were limited to one form like other humanoids. 1.2 Contact and war with the Alpha Quadrant.
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